rub

1 an unforeseen obstacle [syn: hang-up, hitch, snag]

2 the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub" [syn: wipe]

1 move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

2 cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: fray, fret, chafe, scratch]

3 scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" [syn: scratch, itch] [also: rubbing, rubbed]

English

Pronunciation

• rŭb, /rʌb/, /rVb/
• Rhymes: -ʌb

Noun

1. An act of rubbing.

   Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out

2. A difficulty or problem.

   Therein lies the rub.

Translations

• Finnish: hankaus
• Portuguese: fricção
• Turkish: ovma, ovalama

Verb

1. To move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area.

   I rubbed the cloth over the glass.

   The cat rubbed itself against my leg.

   I rubbed my hands together for warmth.

2. To rub something against.

   I rubbed the glass with the cloth.

3. To rub against something.

   My shoes are beginning to rub.

Related terms

• rubber
• rubbing
• rub in
• rub it in
• rub out
• rub off

Translations

• Arabic:
• Chinese: 擦 (cā)
• Czech: třít
• Danish: gnide (1,2); skave (3)
• Dutch: wrijven (1)
• Finnish: hangata
• French: frotter
• Ga: mmñra
• German: reiben
• Hungarian: dörzsöl
• Italian: strofinare
• Japanese: こする (kosuru)
• Korean: 비비다 (bibida)
• Lao: (sii)
• Latin: terere (1), fricare (3)
• Portuguese: friccionar, esfregar
• Romanian: freca
• Russian: тереть (terét’)
• Serbian: trljati, ribati, očešati, trti, tare
• Slovene: treti
• Spanish: frotar
• Swedish: gnida, stryka (1), gnugga (2), skava (3)
• Telugu: రుద్దు (ruddu)
• Turkish: ovmak, ovalamak
• Twi: twitwi

Croatian

Noun

rub

1. rim

RUB may stand for

• RUB, Russian ruble currency code
• Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Rub may refer to:

• the Kuliak languages of Uganda
• Spice rub, consiting of spices blended together to season and flavor raw pork, beef, chicken, fish, and wild game before grilling
• Rub or liniment, a medicated topical preparation for application to the skin
• Massage
• Rubbing, an art technique
• Rub(date syrup), a kind of syrup extracted from dates used widely in Libya

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